FAQ: all you need to know about Cyber Security Platform LevelNet

LevelNet integrates virtually all existing anti-virus technologies into one simple, user-friendly application. This distributed system enables participants to share threat data globally and in real time, allowing the entire system to become much smarter, much faster than any single cybersecurity provider can today.
LevelNet significantly boosts the capabilities of any user installed anti-virus program. If a user has no security applications installed, LevelNet can take advantage of its distributed network platform and act as a self-standing application.
Today’s cybersecurity solutions are limited. As one of the main providers finds a threat, it often takes significant time for that knowledge to be distributed across the entire system. New malware takes advantage of this time window to infect the greatest number of devices. LevelNet creates an integrated, global, and immediately responsive system to stop more malwaremore rapidly than it was heretofore possible

To date, we have a full-fledged prototype. You can watch a video to see its operation, or we can hold a private demonstration for you.
The closed alpha will be available for testing, presumably, at the end of Q3 2018. The opened beta-version - at the end of Q1 2019.

Not exactly. As we wrote above, LevelNet is a distributed network where each participant interacts with the others through a shared server. Thus, as soon as any user has information about a new threat, this information is immediately transferred to the server, and further to all other network members.
Thus, within a few minutes after the alarm signal, all computers are protected.
In a few words, the basic principle can be described as "Security of one is security of all". Thus, the application takes on the functions of an antivirus and blocks the attacks, even if your AV software does not cope with the virus or you have no antivirus installed at all.

Surely, yes. LevelNet will be available for the B2B sector in the form of a corporate version. Several packages are planned, but all of them will include a wide range of services to integrate with existing cybersecurity tools, configuration and further maintenance. You can familiarize yourself with services for business on the website in the section for corporate clients

A qualified cyber-security specialist will always be on guard. Shouls there be any doubts that the received signal is really dangerous, the expert will check it manually. The result of the test will also be instantly passed to the network. There is also an automatic check through the third-party automated check services.

We are not superior! We cooperate with them! The utility works in cooperation with installed antivirus/firewall/etc, and significantly increases the overall security level. We do not compete with other software, we help them, among other things.

For example:
User #1 was subjected to a virus attack on the Internet and has the Avast antivirus installed, which blocked the attack.
User #2 has undergone exactly the same attack, but his NOD32 failed to detect this attack because this type of threat is missing in its database.
User # 3 has no antivirus installed at all.
Result: Users #2 and #3 were infected with the virus.
Should Users #1, #2, and #3 haму LevelNet installed, their systems would not be infected with the virus.
LevelNet would block this threat on all devices.
To better understand the video (the link below), just imagine that virtual machines are computers of different users from different parts of the world.
Please watch the video to the end, where Pavel Shklyaev, CEO of LevelNet, will answer some questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDLfvA9EqNU

LevelNet’s business model assumes a system of free distribution for up to 2 years. Once the goal of reaching a customer base of one million users is achieved, then LevelNet will pivot to a freemium model with the following breakdown:
o 69% unpaid users;
o 25% of users paying a $0.99/month nominal fee (for additional premium features);
o 5% of users on a $9.99/month plan;
o 1% of users on a $99.99/month corporate plan.

No, LevelNet only operates on data that is required to detect obvious or hidden threats, and to send information about them to the server as soon as possible. The program does not collect any personal data and does not identify the users. Moreover, the program client will be available in the source code so that everyone can see for themselves what data the utility is dealing with

All information for analysis and updating the common threat database will be used. If your antivirus has "caught" a spyware which is known to it, LevelNet will also add it to the general database in case anyone else in the antivirus threat database does not yet have this software. This provides protection for all.

First of all, there are no grounds for this, as LevelNet itself does not select its users. We offer a new level of security and focus on the fact that the best performance will be provided in cooperation with third-party solutions.

Such postponement of the dates is due to the fact that during the preparation, there were several changes in the US legal framework. In turn, we plan to carry out ICO in full compliance with all regulatory acts. In addition, we checked the market interest in our product and in ICO, and we identified a number of user requirements and made changes to our strategy for ICO.
Until the lawyers brought the entire package of documents of the company into compliance, we could not announce the exact sales start dates.
To date, all legal issues have been settled, and we are ready to begin the preliminary sale of tokens (public Pre-Sale).
Dates of the Pre-Sale: 20.04.2018.
After its completion, the main phase of the ICO will start, the exact date of which will be announced in March 2018.

The price of one token is $ 0.01.
In addition, there are bonuses for investors at various ICO phases. Depending on the amount of funds raised, the bonus can vary. For example: until Soft Cap is reached, the bonus is 10% and 15% for WhiteList members.

There are no restrictions, we accept any amount. However, you should remember and take into account the fee that the network of the Ethereum and bitcoin charges for their transactions (in case of small amounts, the fee can be commensurate with the amount of the transaction itself). According to our estimates, the optimal amount is $200 and more.

In general, the token sales will last 2 months, of which 1 month of Pre-Sale, then the main stage of ICO will begin, which will also last 1 month. We reserve the right to extend the deadline for closing the hard-cap, if necessary, but not more than a month. Also, ICO can be terminated ahead of schedule provided that all the tokens intended for sale are sold or after Hard Cap is reached.

The results of the listing will strongly depend on the ICO outcome. From the legal point of view, we spent 4 months of our work to get within the legal framework and meet the requirements of all stock exchanges.
Now we are already negotiating with more than 7 stock exchanges, and with some of them, preliminary agreements have been reached.
The project management makes every effort to list the token on the largest stock exchanges:
Binance
HitBTC
Poloniex
Kraken
The secondary task is to list on the following stock exchanges:
Bitfinex
Bittrex
LiveCoin
Other stock exchanges will be added on users’ requests, so you can specify the desired stock exchanges, and if the number of users is sufficient, we will make a listing on these exchanges.

The second phase of the ICO will be an investment one. During the second phase, LVLS tokens will be issued, which can be obtained by exchanging LVL tokens for them. The investment phase is needed so that the project can grow and implement the marketing strategy for aggregating the fragmented market.

Token owners can use the LevelNet services, the LevelNet ecosystem and all products of the system, in addition to the obtained right to use intellectual property objects. At the second stage of the project implementation, it will be possible to exchange tokens for cryptoshares (LVLS). LVLS owners will be granted shareholder rights and the right to get profit on shares; shareholders have the right to elect the supervisory committee, to appoint the Board members, and to choose the main fields of the Fund’s investments and expenditures.

LVL is a utility token that allows you to access the entire LevelNet ecosystem and all system products, in addition to preferential right to exchange LVL tokens for LVLS. More details about the exchange procedure can be found in our WP: https://levelnet.co/, pages 20-21.

First you need to register with the Whitelist. A few days before the Pre-Sale start, all approved participants will receive an information letter with detailed instructions. The main requirement is registration of your account on our site with the mandatory use of the same email address as when registering with the WhiteList.

The raised money will be distributed among the Company’s funds and used to develop and implement the product, for operational and organizational activities, while part of it will be reserved for unforeseen circumstances and wages.

Each LVL token owner will have the right to exchange it for a LVLS token. The exchange of LVL tokens to LVLS tokens will be carried out through the investor's personal account, which can be accessed through https://levelnet.co/
All qualified holders of LVL tokens will have the pre-emptive rights to purchase unallocated LVLS. (in the US, "qualified investors" only can get LVLS tokens).

The company understands the importance of post-marketing after listing on stock exchanges. We have big plans for this, such as constantly informing the public about the intermediate results of the project, financial performance and technological milestones (monthly, quarterly and annual reports), etc.

There are several ways to make money on our tokens. Of course, one of the options is market speculation on the growth/drop of the token value, the opportunity to sell it at a higher price that at the time of buying. An additional option is the exchange of the LVL token for LVLS during the second phase. LVLS tokens will allow owners to participate in the profit distribution, to get dividends. Another step is to purchase corporate licenses for access to LevelNet services and further resale of the same.

We have no right to make promises regarding the growth of the token value. However, if you analyze the existing companies, the determining factor in the increase in value is product development, evolution and team achievements, as well as many other factors. We plan to develop our product and to grow as a business, hence the price of our tokens also has growth prospects.

Yes. You can follow the link startengine.com/todo, register there and make a payment through your VISA card. Startengine is a crowdsport platform, one of the US leaders, which has been operating on the market for more than 5 years.

Tokens will be credited to your account on our website. VERY IMPORTANT!!! Email used when registering on our website and on StartEngine should be the same. This greatly simplifies the data synchronization process.

Partnerships are needed to expand the scope of activities, the number of potential users, to attract new users, and much more. As a rule, a mutually beneficial partnership is concluded. To consider the options for interaction, you can send your proposal to us by e-mail: [email protected]

Our decision to destroy the tokens and to issue new ones for 1.5 billion (for sale) is due to the fact that we had to abandon the original model for allocating money by funds. Also, the issue of new tokens in a larger amount gives your greater opportunities for trading on stock exchanges. We no longer plan to create a MoneyBack Fund and a BuyBack Fund, as their features did not meet certain legal requirements of regulators in some countries. Reducing Hard Cap will not affect the overall economic climate of the project.

This feature did not comply with legal norms in some countries, that is why we had to abandon this idea and conclude an agreement with a subcontractor who has the necessary powers and licenses for this.

1. This price is due to the relationship between the amount of Hard Cap ($ 12M) and the number of tokens offered for sale (1.2 billion).
2. Lower cost makes the token and access to the project available to a wider range of users.

LVL token holders can use the services of LevelNet, the LevelNet ecosystem and all products of the system, in addition to the right to use intellectual property. At the second stage of the project implementation, it will be possible to exchange tokens for cryptoshares (LVLS).

LVLS holders will own property rights and rights to profits distribution; they will have the right to be elected to the supervisory committee, to appoint members of the Board of Directors, to choose the main fields of investment and the Company’s expenses.

This is done to prevent the over-the-counter turnover of tokens before the ICO end. We want to provide equal conditions for all. We also need to comply with the laws of some countries that impose restrictions on the transfer of ICO end-to-end certificates.

Yes, they can. For US citizens, the following classification is provided: If you purchase a token to use LevelNet services, you can purchase it through your account on our website. If you buy it for speculative purposes, then you will need to make a purchase through Startengine. This separation occurs at the registration stage. It was done in order to meet the legal requirements in the USA. In case you try to deceive us, we reserve the right to impose restrictions on the transfer of tokens for suspicious transactions (for US citizens).

In the course of work, the start dates of our token sales have been slightly changed; therefore, the initial data, as communicated to some listings, is not true. We are working on this to timely update the data in all listings. Any changes in the date were due mainly to the change in the legal rules of the countries where ICO and sales are carried out to identify potentially hazardous places in terms of legislation and regulation.

We are changing the world and want to make a good product for security. You decide whether to change it with us or not.
In addition, it is a growing and promising market, we have a good idea of a product for which high demand is expected.

According to CAGR estimates, the growth of the cybersecurity sector is significant and sustainable (9.5%) in 2016 to 2021. This high-quality market along with sustainable growth is ideal for investors looking for attractive and potentially lucrative offers.

It is due to the legislation. We comply with the US law and sell tokens according to the requirements of the regulator according to section D. More details can be found here: https://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus/secg/rccomplianceguide-051316.htm

Registration with Whitelist entitles you to participate in Pre-Sale and to get a bonus of 15%. It also guarantees the purchase of tokens. First of all, the tokens will be available for sale only to the Whitelist members.

Any company will immediately respond to you: "Not at all, we are fair and honest." We will tell some arguments to the contrary. However, everyone draws his or her own conclusions.
We work as a legal entity registered in the US, LevelNet Inc, California, the registration number C4046746.
- All team members have professional profiles in LinkedIn, created not yesterday or last week.
- Our software developers have experience with such industry leaders as Kaspersky, FireEye, AMD, Intel, McAfee and Checkpoint (and this can also be verified).
- We strive to make the world better, and surfing and work on the Internet is safer. And this is somehow not very good with fraud :)
- You can contact our team via the Telegram messenger: https://t.me/levelnet_ico

The price is based on market indicators and world practice. The token will be global and it is also planned to charge it for information about suspicious files, but so far we have not disclosed, as the technical feasibility is being studied.

LevelNet is essentially a network where each user exchanges information about IT security incidents (viruses and any other computer threats) detected on their device with other users in real time. This above process is done to prevent attacks directed at any device connected to the network. Network users agree to exchange such information beforehand. Threat detection is performed by monitoring the response of security systems installed on the user’s device. The response is analyzed by the client programs that are located both on the user device and outside of it on other nodes of the network.
We will soon begin testing the alpha version of the product involving experts in cybersecurity.

If you imagine the concept of cybersecurity as a protective wall, then LevelNet is someone or something that constantly monitors this wall for holes, cracks, hidden passages and quickly eliminates all these "holes" in real time....
LevelNet is a solution for online cybersecurity, which uses all relevant data available from various antivirus applications and platforms. The utility integrates with any existing cybersecurity solution to improve overall performance. Level Network facilitates instant data exchange between users and the fastest elimination of malware.
The goal of LevelNet is to curb existing threats while strengthening measures against the future ones. Security of one is security of all.
P.S. While you are reading this text, attackers are trying to infect your device.

Hashing files is used to quickly search for ALREADY KNOWN objects. It speeds up the algorithm that makes exceptions for trusted software that does not need any additional analysis. Detection of malicious objects, including those modified with the help of "morphers, cryptors and packers" is carried out through white lists.

Reports about malicious objects from LevelNet client applications are not sufficient for classifying these objects as malicious. This decision is made on intermediate supernodes, messages from which, in turn, are signed with a security key.

Each user can verify the speed and efficiency of information dissemination within the p2p networks by the example of p2p file clients (like bittorent), which allow exchanging huge amounts of data with extremely high speed and get maximum throughput capacity. Checking reports on doubtful or suspicious files is a priority task for our experts.

This statement is not true. Functioning of the LevelNet network does not need collecting any personal data. All objects are represented only by their hash-sums, based on which, as is known, it is impossible to restore the contents of such object or its affiliation.

Dynamic analysis is the next phase of the project development; it is very difficult to implement it in the first phase. For example: you need to deploy thousands of virtual machines and repeat each user's environment in order to avoid problems due to the lack of libraries on which the work of the test sample can depend. If, for example, a test sample can run only in a certain environment, then it will be almost impossible to test it on a standard operating system.

First, antivirus products do not exchange databases with their competitors. Secondly, the speed of updating antivirus database is estimated in hours; they use client-server connection protocols in which client devices do not contact each other.

LevelNet does not perform heuristic analysis and does not provide proactive protection for one reason: there is no need for this. LevelNet is not just another antivirus with all its inherent drawbacks, such as inefficiencies in malware detection algorithms, the device slowdown, hard resource consumption, etc. That is why we are not trying to become another antivirus or replace the same.

Virtually in all cases, running the shell code entails an additional load onto the disk and the subsequent launch of a malicious executable module, which will be immediately detected and blocked by the LevelNet client. Due to the limitations of bytecode execution in RAM, no serious actions can be performed without saving the shell-code to the disk.

Reports about malicious objects from LevelNet client applications are not sufficient for classifying these objects as malicious. This decision is made on the intermediate supernodes, messages from which, in turn, are signed with a security key. Thus, false reports will be filtered at this stage.

Advantages of the platform with automatic updates as compared an individual stand-alone package of antivirus software:
● Users can combine the features provided by their information security software. This significantly increases the level of threat detection and overall network security.
● Corporate members of the Network use additional features, such as private APIs and SDKs.
● According to our forecasts, the number of devices connected to the LevelNet network will exceed 100 million within the next 5 years.
● The LevelNet business model assumes free distribution of the system for a period of up to 2 years. Once the target of one million users is reached, LevelNet will migrate to the shareware model with the following breakdown:
○ 69% of free users;
○ 25% users who pay $ 0.99 for a monthly subscription (for additional premium features);
○ 5% users pay a fee of $ 9.99 per month;
○ 1% users pay $ 99.99 per month in accordance with the corporate tariff plan.

The issue of cybersecurity is extremely urgent in the modern world. The turnover of the antivirus software market is estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars per year. LevelNet has no analogues at the moment, so we are counting on our niche. In addition, with the Company’s growth and development, the value of tokens will grow, which provides our investor’s welfare. You can find out more in detail with our business model and financial model in the Documents section on the website:

By the time they understand all the advantages of our approach, it will be quite difficult to both to overtake and buy us. Seriously, this is not an easy question, we aim to develop our company and become an equally large player.

We do not have direct competitors. In addition, based on the available information, no one has developed such a plan to date. Indirect competitors are Virustotal and other antiviral scan aggregators. Although, as usually, they can appear.